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Chandi is a village in Behat mandal, Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,066 across 181 households. The village has a literacy rate of 52.2% and postal code 247129.
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- LGD code
- 109118
- Pincode
- 247129
- Post office
- Muzaffrabad
- Population
- 1,066
- Households
- 181
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Sex ratio
- 873 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 316
- Distance to district centre
- 501 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 377 km
- Distance to Lucknow
- 219 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 593 km
- Nearest railway station
- Majhiari · 25 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- A.D Ravendra Singh · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chandi compares
By population, Chandi ranks #160 of 324 villages in Behat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.2%
−0.8% vs mandal average
Chandi52.2%
Behat mandal53.0%
Saharanpur district59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
873
−25 vs mandal average
Chandi873
Behat mandal898
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
Chandi5.9
Behat mandal5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chandi at a glance
Chandi is a village of 1,066 people in 181 households (Census 2011) in Behat tehsil, Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, the 160th-largest of 324 villages in Behat tehsil. Literacy is 52%, about the same as the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 873 women per 1,000 men. It lies 501 km from the Saharanpur district centre, 25 km from Majhiari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 247129, served by Muzaffrabad post office; the LGD village code is 109118. The nearest hospital or health centre is A.D Ravendra Singh, 8 km away. The village votes in Katra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Veer Vikram Singh. The population is estimated at 2,562 in 2026, up 140% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SAHARANPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHANDI
- Total area (ha)
- 127.78
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 109.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chandi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chandi
- LGD code
- 109118
- Pincode
- 247129
- Post office
- Muzaffrabad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,066
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,562
- Households
- 181
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 873
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Coordinates
- 24.95657°N, 81.55611°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shahjahanpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Katra
- Member of Parliament
- Arun Kumar Sagar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Veer Vikram Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Behat
Getting there
How to reach Chandi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Lucknow219 kmcapital
- Delhi593 km
- Kolkata742 km
- Hyderabad900 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMajhiari25 km
- Hospital / PHCA.D Ravendra Singh8 km
- Petrol pumpEssar Siddhi Vinayak Oil And Energy18 km
- CollegeIshawarDeen chhedilal Inter College43 km
- Police stationPolice station Karchana53 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 247129
- Kaluwala Jahanpur U.Behat mandal13,501 pop
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- Khuznawar Must.Behat mandal5,074 pop
- Kalu Wala PahadipurBehat mandal3,775 pop
- Kothdi BahlolpurBehat mandal3,666 pop
- SansarpurBehat mandal3,549 pop
- Jayantipur Must.Behat mandal3,414 pop
- Shekhupur Mazidpur Must.Behat mandal3,385 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)